Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-02-05
JUBILEE OF SOULS"
DR.. 1ALMAGE pISCoURSES TO
THE NEWLY CONVERTED.
They Want Shelter in the Grace
of God and Christian
Associations.
Special to TIE Kansas City Timss.

9pssial to The Kansas City Times.
BROOKLYN, Jan. 23-The Rev. +. De W;tt
ramaee's sermon to-day was preached at .he
reception OF three hundred and eight new
members, making the communicate member
ship of the Brooklyn Tabernacle three thou
sand six hundred and fifty. 1t was day me
norsble in the history OF this church. The
reverend doctors text was Isaiah TX, s.:
'NHho are these that fly as Il clo-d, and as tie
loves to their windows" lie preached as fol-
ows:
When God would set fast beautiful thought
ae plants 1t In q tree; when He would put it
cIoat He fashions it into a FISH, when He
EOuld have it glide the sir He mouds it into a
Nrd. There is to many Of us a complete
fascination In the structure and habits of birds
:he blackbird. floating like fake Of darkness
hough the sunlight; the meadow lark with
lead Of fawn, and throat Of velvet, and breast
gold; the red fiamingo, flying over the
buthern sNamps like sparks from the forge Of
lie setting sun; the pelican, white and black
morning and night tangled in its wings. They
Gem not more Of earth than heaven, ever
pcillatiDg between the two. No wonder that
audubon, with his gun, tramped through all
be American forests IN search of new speci-
aenA Biologists have spent years in finding
be rsck Of . birds claw in the new red sand
tone. There 10 enough of Gods architecture
"a snipes bill or grouse's foot to confound
D the universities.
Musicians have, with clefs and bars, tried to
stch the sound Of the nightingale and the rob-
y Among the first things child notices is a
Wallow at the caves; and grandfather goes
at with . handful Of crumbs to feed the
birds. The Bible Is full OF ornitholcal
Illusions. The birds Of the Bible are not dead
nd stuffed, like those OF the museum, but
living birds, with futterng wings and plum
&c. Behold the fowls Of the air." saws
hrist Though thou exalt myself as the
agle, and though thou set thy nest among
be stars, thence win bring the down." ex-
aaims Obadiah. ''Gavest thou the goodly
Wings to the peacocksi" says job. David de
eribes his desolation by saying: 81 am like
.pelican of the wilderness; am like an owl
& the desert; l watch, and am as a sparrow
pon the house-top." YEA, the stork In the
raven knoweth her appointed time: and the
nrtle and the crane aud the swallow observe
DIE time OF their coming; but nv people know
hot the judgment of the Lord" SO says Jere-
anu III TIC tcAb lbdldD looks anea0
md sees the gathering OF many people unto
shrist and the church, and IL makes him
hink OF mock OF pigeons a1ghting on their
pop, and all at once trying to get I'd at the
window OF the coop and he cries out: ''Who
IRE these that fy as cloud, and as the doves
o their windowsi"
This Is one Of the memorable DAYS of the
BROOKLYN Tabernacle. On other Sundays we
lrop the net; to-day We haul it in. On other
lays we send out the invitations for kings
Mrty; to-day we cit at the banquet. On other
lays We tight the battle; now we claim victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ. Ye who have
oiled, and contributed. and prayed for the
ncccse Of this institution. take unto your
ouls the grand satisfactions Of this hour
20 you, o, men and women is fulfilled the
Tomise: They that SOW In tears shall reap in
oy." Wake up, O, Church OF God! aud
ring garlands and music, and let US celebrate
nr "harvest home"
oh, this mercy Of Godi lam told It is an
cean. Then place on 1t four swift sailing
RATS, with compass and charts, and choice
1gging aud skfllful navigators, and / tell them
Q launch away and discover for me this ocean.
That craft puts out iu one direction and sails
% the north; this to the south: this to the
asst; this to the west They crowd on all
heir canvas and sail ten thousand years and
me day come up the harbor of Heaven, and
hout TO them from the beach: Have y GU
~
hore to Gods mercyp Swift angels, dis
ntched from the throne, attempt to 60 across
{ For million years they fy and fy, but
hey come back and fold their wings at the
Dot Of the throne and cry: mo shore! No
hme to Gods mercyp Mercyi Mercy! /
Ding II. Iyreach it. II pray it. Here find
nan bound hand and foot to the devil. but
With one stroke of the hammer of Gods truth
he chains fall of and he is free forever. Mer-
y Mercyl Mercyl There is no depth it cannot
sthom; there Is no heigth It cannot scale;
9ere Is no in6nity IL cannot compass.
When persons apply for membership into any
ociety, the question is asked: "Who are they
multitude OF people to-day present themselves
or membership, IL IL right that we should
wk: who are these that come as doves to
% their windows?" They are captives whose
shains have been broken; thew are soldiers
sho have enlisted for thirty years. war.
5hey are heirs Of Heaven.
They come as doves to the Windows first,
because they hy low. The eagle darts up as if
% strike its beak into the sun. There are
birds that seem to dwell under the caves of
heaven; you see them as little specks against
he sky, so far on that you cannot guess the
uyle OF their plumsge or the shape Of
their bodies. They float so far away that
Z the hunters gun be discharged at them
hey do not change their course. Not so with
NE doves or pigeons, they never take any
high excursions. They fly around your roof
Ind alight on your fence and seem to dislike
Ereat attitudes SO these souls who come TO
christ and to His church to-day, fy low,
They ask no great things; they seek an hum
bic place at the feet OF Christ. They are not
ashamed to be called begpars for mercy, they
sre willing TO get down on their knees, and to
srawl under the table, and TO pick I'D the
Tumbs Of gospel provision. There were DAYS
when they were proud and punctiIious and
!ne1orable and pulled up; but not now The
highest throne of earth could not tempt Mary
way nom the feet OF Jesus. Stoop. Opar-
toned soul IL thou wouldst enter heaven. A
nigh look and proud heart God hates. Fly
pw. 1t 10 mercy that thou canst fly at alt
Remember all the years of thy sin; thv DAYS of
youthful wandering; the DAYS Of manhood
transgressiOns; thy sns-dark, brooding.
deathful-sins against thy soul, against thy
Bible, against thy God
In one Of the benevolent institutions OF
Europe where the destitute are provided for,
The newcomers have their photographs taken
while In rags before they are washed. so that
they may always have In the picture a remind
er OF the degradation from which they were
lifted; 90. 10 this book, God keeps before thee
! picture OF thy former restitution and rap-
Eedness Of soul. Fly low.
II Is an offended God before whom thou CONTEST
hon deseryeth his wrath. lie scattered the
one hundred and eighty-hve thousand OF SEN
naenerlo's host In night. He sbnors sin
He win judge the nations Holy, holy, holy,
10 the Lord God Almighty. Fly low.
A thousand years ago an emperor planted a
rose bush from which roses are piucked to-
day. At the foot Jf the cross nearly nineteen
centuries ago rose was planted which blooms
to-day: stoop down. II thou wouldst rluc., il.
o for more Of the childlike spirit! rejoice in
the belief that those who come Ia Christ to-
day, come aware OF their sins and their wants,
and have learned how to fiy low.
Again: These persons who come today are